Coral Reef entered their matchup against Riviera Prep on Monday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Coral Reef Barracudas fell just short of the Riviera Prep Bulldogs by a score of 3-2. It was the first time this season that the Barracudas let down their fans at home.
In an exciting match in which no team claimed back-to-back wins, Coral Reef sadly wound up on the wrong side. The final score came out to 25-23, 22-25, 25-22, 27-29, 15-9.
When it comes to explaining why Coral Reef lost, don't look at Emily Gomez. Despite the final result, she had 17 digs and two aces. That's the most aces Gomez has posted since back in August.
Even though they lost, Coral Reef was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're ace total in three consecutive contests.
Coral Reef's loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 16-3. As for Riviera Prep, the win was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 12-3.
Coral Reef will venture away from home to challenge Ferguson at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Riviera Prep, they will challenge Lake Howell at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
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